Articles
The Rainbow Circle and the New Liberalism
Examination of the role of a little-known radical group in the 1890s in the evolution of the Liberal and Labour parties.
Pioneering spirit
Were Liberals really the inventors of community politics? Tony Little takes a look at Benjamin Franklin’s claim.
Interviewing Roy Jenkins
The last major interview given by Roy Jenkins, in November 2002.
Chronology: SDP and Alliance
Key dates in SDP and Alliance history.
Merger and aftermath: 1987-89
Original cartoons from the Social Democrat illustrate the wrangles over merger and the eclipse of the Owenite Continuing SDP.
Bibliography: SDP and Alliance
Key sources on SDP and Alliance history.
The growth of Liberal International
The development of global cooperation between Liberal parties.
A lost Prime Minister?
Biography of Sir Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (1847-1926).
Fourth party, fifth column?
The medium-term impact of the continuing SDP.